Aaron
Goldman
Associate

Aaron
Goldman
Associate
Aaron’s practice focuses on environmental review of development projects, land use issues, and regulatory compliance counseling. His experience includes advising clients with respect to environmental due diligence during real estate transactions, working with property owners and environmental consultants on complex New York State Brownfield Cleanup Program projects, guiding developers through renewable energy permitting, and assisting clients with building-systems environmental issues such as lead-based paint and water treatment systems.
After earning an Environmental and Natural Resources Law LL.M. in 2017, Aaron practiced environmental law as an assistant city attorney for four years. During this time, he worked on projects related to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Clean Water Act Section 404 dredge-and-fill permitting, infrastructure relocation agreements, infrastructure connection agreements with neighboring municipalities, easement acquisitions, trying cases to verdict, and real estate acquisitions with associated due diligence.
“Environmental Law: Developments in the Law of SEQRA”
For: Syracuse Law Review Vol. 73, No. 717
Article Title: Developments in the Law of SEQRA
“Defining Professionalism and Why It Matters,” Hon. Robert D. Hawthorne & Aaron B. Goldman
For: The Colorado Lawyer, Vol. 44, No. 11
“H.B. 18-1128: Protections for Consumer Data Privacy,” Aaron B. Goldman et al.
For: Colorado Municipal League, CLE
GES 120 – Water Sustainability in the Western US
For: Colorado State University (Guest Lecturer)
Building Owners Sue NYC to Challenge Local Law 97
Marking the first legal challenge to NYC Local Law 97 of 2019 (Local Law 97) since its enactment, a group of building cooperatives, residents, shareholders, and a real estate company (Plaintiffs) sued the City of New York, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB), and the ...
University of Denver Sturm College of Law, LL.M., 2017
University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D., 2013, cum laude
University of Florida, B.A., 2010, cum laude
New York, 2022
United States District Court for the District of Colorado, 2014
Colorado State, 2014
New York City Environmental Law Leadership Institute (NYCELLI)
New York City Bar Association Environmental Law Committee
Colorado LGBT Bar Association, Member
Colorado Bar Association Ethics Committee, Member
Environmental Law Institute, Member
Colorado Bar Association Environmental Law Section, Member